Beidh Leabharlanna Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath dúnta ó dé Sathairn 3 go dtí Luain 5 Meitheamh 2023 (araon san áireamh). Athosclóidh leabharlanna brainse Dé Máirt, 6 Meitheamh.
Raheny Library will close from 8pm on Thursday 6 May until 11.30am on Saturday 8 May as the library premises is used as a polling station. There will be no My Open Library access during this time. Walkinstown Library Children’s Library will be closed on Friday 7 June as the library is used as a polling station. The Adult Library will remain open.
The bombing of Dublin's North Strand by Nazi aircraft on 31st May 1941 was an assault on Ireland's neutrality. The casualties were many: 28 dead and 90 injured, with 300 houses damaged or destroyed. The North Strand Bombing and the Emergency in Ireland seminar featured talks about various aspects of the bombing including censorship, compensation, and the role of the emergency services. This full day seminar to commemorate the tragedy was held at Dublin City Library & Archive on Saturday 29th May 2010.
The section’s main aim is to go out into the community and let people know about all the amazing things available in their library, both in branch and online.
Beidh Leabharlanna Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath dúnta ó dé Sathairn 3 go dtí Luain 5 Meitheamh 2023 (araon san áireamh). Athosclóidh leabharlanna brainse Dé Máirt, 6 Meitheamh.
Dublin City Library and Archive is pleased to present the annual Sir John T. Gilbert Commemorative Lecture which will be held on 29th May 2024 with a talk by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer entitled, ‘The lived experiences of women in early modern Dublin’.
By Julie Otsuka, this book tells the story of a group of ‘Picture Girls’, young Japanese women who, in the early decades of the twentieth century, crossed the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of the USA, to enter into arranged marriages with Japanese men already living and working there
We'd love to know what your local library means to you and help plan for the future! You are invited to attend FREE drop-in public engagement workshops. All ages are welcome and no booking is necessary.